They will review the applications to 'weed out' the less qualified candidates.
He 'weeded out' several unsuitable models before he found the right car.
She's trying to give up 'the weed'. [=trying to quit smoking]
(..) there was oil there, but I don't know what they heard or what they think. What do you grow? It's goats. It's a goat farm. I told you, nothing grows but weeds. -ls there water? -It's salty. You drill a well, it's hard not to get saltwater. The oil is there. I'm telling you. (..)2007 There Will Be Blood
(..) What else have you got up there? What do you grow? We have a big ranch, but it's mostly rocks. Plant things. Nothing will grow but weeds. What makes you think it's up? Is there sulfur around? Or alkali deposits? Alkali nearby. I don't know sulfur. Is that your son? (..)2007 There Will Be Blood